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To: HG who wrote (100222)	4/12/2000 9:27:00 PM
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Oracle Shares Recipe for E-Business Success With Process Industry Leaders 04/12 8:17A (PR) Story 0523 (ORCL) Over 20 Process Industry Companies Join Oracle for Two Day Strategy Summit REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- (http://www.oracle.com/tellmemore/?187695) Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL), the largest provider of software for e-business, today brought together process industry leaders for a two-day strategy summit to discuss the challenges process manufacturers face in transforming to e-business and to lay out the formula to successfully compete in the global internet economy. The topics discussed at the summit include e-business transformation strategies, global trading exchanges, and included detailed briefings on Oracle's e-business suite. This gathering of industry leading companies at Oracle headquarters, is proof of growing industry acceptance of Oracle's vision and leadership in rapidly implementing complete E-business solutions. Over 20 of the world's leading manufacturers, including PepsiCo, Alcoa, PPG, and Kellogg met with Oracle to outline a novel production model and key business practices to help companies in the process industry successfully transition to e-business faster and more effectively. Together with Oracle, these top firms will leverage the Internet to improve operational efficiency and increase customer satisfaction. "PepsiCo is aggressively seeking to enable efficiencies and strengthen our competitive advantage with the implementation of Oracle Process Manufacturing," said Don Mann, vice president, Business Solutions Group, PepsiCo. "We are totally committed to initiatives that leverage the Internet's capability and e-commerce solutions that support Business-To-Business as well as our Business-To-Customer requirements." "It's great to see Oracle facilitating a two-way exchange with their customers in this e-business arena. It is imperative that Oracle's product capabilities and future directions are synchronized with our business strategies to move forward with current and future e-commerce initiatives," said David Garson, director, Information Technology, Coatings and Chemicals, PPG. "With Oracle's success in e-business, we welcome the opportunity to share our best practices with process manufacturers interested in becoming an e-business," said Don Klaiss, senior vice president, Oracle Corp. "In the wake of the launch of the Oracle E-business Suite, Oracle Applications Release 11i, Oracle has a unique opportunity to blend global manufacturing facilities with corporate business strategies and turn customers into partners. This summit highlights key e-business supply chain solutions such as Oracle Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS), Oracle Exchange, Internet Procurement, and Process Manufacturing." About Oracle Oracle Corporation provides the software that powers the Internet. For more information about Oracle, please call Oracle Public Relations at 650-506-4176. NOTE: Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corp. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. /CONTACT: Stephanie Baker of Oracle Corp., 650-633-8927, or sdbaker@us.oracle.com; or Aimee Brainard of Applied Communications, 415-365-0222, or abrainard@appliedcom.com, for Oracle Corp./ 08:02 EDT